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A reader recalls placing a CLASSIFIED AD in the Favorite section and finding a beautiful antique table quickly. The note highlights how targeted ads yield fast results for sought items.
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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1954
Page
4
A reader recalls placing a CLASSIFIED AD in the Favorite section and finding a beautiful antique table quickly. The note highlights how targeted ads yield fast results for sought items.
Funeral services for Andrew Lee Kinkade 85 will be held Saturday at 2 pm at Hale Methodist Church. He died Thursday night at his Hale home. Burial in Providence Cemetery with Cooper Funeral Home in charge. Survivors include wife five sons two daughters four brothers and four sisters plus 35 grandchildren 19 great grandchildren and 2 great great grandchildren.
In a warm, informal dinner scene Maria notes Sewell on crutches while Gale Julia and John Mark discuss repairs and summer plans. Sewell reveals Sally and Rhody were sent to Florida for a needed break and hints at possible summer stays. The conversation shifts to housework as Tony and John Mark joke about wax and cleaning.
Characters discuss aging Sewell and the looming Florida trip. Pete and John Mark plan a visit as Gail and Ravel clash over care, while Julia returns to a guarded Williamson estate with new doors and a painted house reflecting tense loyalties.
United Press reports American League standings with Cleveland leading 45 wins, followed by Chicago New York and Detroit. Results Thursday include New York 11 Detroit 2 and Philadelphia 5 Cleveland 1. Friday schedules list games across the league.
VA Braves edged IOOF Reds 7 to 6 after trailing 6 to 5 in the fifth inning. Tigers crushed Public Loan Cubs 15 to 4 behind a 4 for 4 performance by Mankin and 14 total hits.
Les Fleming, the 39 year old first baseman from the five player trade with Beaumont, delivered a clutch two out single in the bottom of the ninth to lift the Eagles past the Missions 3 2. Fleming, Texas League's leading hitter, collected one hit in four at bats, his timely hit ensuring the victory.
Fort Worth soared to a 7 to 2 win over Houston as Karl Spooner pitched despite walking 14 to secure the victory. Tulsa topped Beaumont 3 to 2 in a late seventh inning rally, while Tulsa also hammered Oklahoma City 10 to 0 delivering a season high eight hits. Shreveport widened its league lead by beating Oklahoma City 7 to 3 as Dallas slipped farther.
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